καθαίρω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καθαρός (katharós, clean).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

καθαίρω (kathaírō)

  1. to make clean, to clean, cleanse
  2. clear, purify; to purify from
  3. (religion) to purify
    1. (in the mediopassive) to purify oneself
  4. (medicine) to purge
  5. (horticulture) to remove growth from a plant, prune
  6. to sift

Usage notes

Definitions #1 and #2 can be used in a variety of senses including medical, ethical, spiritual, house-cleaning, etc.

The object may be the thing that one is cleaning, or the thing that is being removed by cleaning.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνακαθαίρω (anakathaírō)
  • καθάρσιος (kathársios)
  • κάθαρσις (kátharsis)
  • καθαρτέον (kathartéon)
  • καθαρτέος (kathartéos)
  • καθαρτήρ (kathartḗr)
  • καθαρτήριος (kathartḗrios)
  • καθαρτικός (kathartikós)
  • καθάρτρια (kathártria)
  • καθαρώδης (katharṓdēs)
  • συγκαθαίρω (sunkathaírō)

References

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